Tea £1-90
Baguette £3-99
Bus to Anfield £2
Match ticket £47
Programme £3-50
Burger King £5-98
Train £11-90
Parking at Sheffield £7-50
Total £83-77
Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the shower… Our bad luck in travelling resurfaced today, with the train across the Pennines terminating at Manchester Piccadilly. Chaos ensued and none of the station staff knew how we could get to Liverpool (as the line was blocked for some reason). We jumped on a train to Crewe, back through Stockport, and eventually reached Liverpool with about an hour to spare. It was far from ideal, but our saving grace was that we had allowed extra time for the journey today.
This was to be our last match at Anfield before the Main Stand was fully open – appropriately we took in the action from the far side of the Main Stand, in full view of the Kop (and with only a pillar obstructing our view!).
This was not the most exciting match ever (and something of an anti-climax after the Europa League semi-final win in the week), but Liverpool again edged it out comfortably over their less illustrious opponents. Joe Allen and Roberto Firmino scored a goal apiece to grab a 2-0 win. By this time, it was clear that Liverpool were just going to miss out on the top 4 and would have to rely on the Europa League as their route back into the Champions League. Eventually they finished a distant 8th, and lost the Europa League final to Sevilla, so this season – for all its promise, guts and glory – delivered nothing to Anfield. While waiting for the train back home, our treat was a magnificent burger and chips in a deserted Burger King in the city centre. Let’s hope that 2016/17 delivers a bit more for Klopp’s hungry Liverpool side.
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